Mike Pasquella

Mike Pasquella

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Pasquella with the Waco Navigators
First baseman
Born: November 7, 1898
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: April 5, 1965 (aged 66)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 9, 1919 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
July 31, 1919 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average .500
Hits 1
Teams

Michael John "Mike" Pasquella (November 7, 1898 – April 5, 1965), nicknamed "Toney", was a professional baseball player for one season. In 1919, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball‍‍ '​‍s National League. He was officially listed as standing 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighing 167 pounds (76 kg).[1]

Biography

Pasquella was born "Michael John Pasquariello"[2] on November 7, 1898, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] He attended college at Villanova University, one of 48 players to attend that school.[4]

Pasquella appeared for three teams during the 1919 season: two major league clubs and one in the minor leagues. As a minor leaguer, Pasquella played in 46 games for the Waco Navigators of the Texas League as a backup at first base to Roy Leslie. In the field, he recorded a .991 fielding percentage, making 444 putouts, 17 assists, and 4 errors. As a hitter, Pasquella batted .202 with seven doubles and a home run.[5] When he played in the major leagues, he appeared first for the Philadelphia Phillies, playing in one game against the Chicago Cubs on July 9. He replaced Fred Luderus at first base—with Gene Packard in between as a pinch hitter—and notched his first major league hit in his debut at-bat.[6] On July 31, Pasquella was playing for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Phillies, where Packard earned the victory for Philadelphia. Pasquella pinch-hit for pitcher Bill Sherdell, going hitless in his only Cardinals at-bat.[7]

After playing, Pasquella worked as a minor league manager for three teams. He skippered the Crisfield Crabbers of the Eastern Shore League (ESL) in the 1926 and 1927 seasons, followed by the ESL's Easton Farmers in 1928, and the Greenville Tobacconists of the Eastern Carolina League in 1929; he returned to the Crabbers in 1937 for his final managerial job.[8]

Pasquella died on April 5, 1965, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was buried in St. Michael Cemetery in the neighboring town of Stratford.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mike Pasquella Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ Gammons, Peter (2006). Pete Palmer, Gary Gillette, Stuart Shea, ed. The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling. p. 529. ISBN 1-4027-3625-8.
  3. ↑ "Mike Pasquella". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Villanova University Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "1919 Waco Navigators Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. July 9, 1919. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. July 31, 1919. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Mike Pasquella Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2011.

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